Port Hardy zoning: find your zone and what it allows
How do I find out how my property is zoned in Port Hardy and what I can build on it?
In Port Hardy, zoning is shown on the Zoning Bylaw maps (Schedules A to D), which the District posts on its Frequently Requested Bylaws page with an iMap Viewer link. The posted map is dated October 2019, so confirm your zone with the District at 250-949-6665.
Zoning map
ResidentialRuralCommercialIndustrialPublicComprehensive development
Search an address or click a lot on the map to see its zone and what it allows.
Zoning shown from the District of Port Hardy's RDMW iMap (Regional District of Mount Waddington) data, downloaded 2026-11-08.
Zones in Port Hardy
From Zoning Bylaw No. 1010-2013 (consolidated for convenience, December 2025). The document is headed "Consolidated for Convenience". A draft Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 1192-2026 is posted on the District's documents page but is not part of the consolidation. Each zone has its own page with its uses, lot sizes, heights and setbacks. Zone pages are drafts taken from the bylaw text and not yet reviewed by a person.
Residential zones
- R-1 Single Detached Residential
- R-1s Strata Residential
- R-2 Duplex Residential
- R-3 Mobile Home Residential
- RM-1 Multiple Unit Residential
- RM-2 Multiple Unit Residential (High Density)
- RM-3 Multiple Unit Residential Rental Tenure
Rural zones
Commercial zones
- C-1 General Commercial
- C-2 Service Commercial
- C-3 Town Centre Commercial
- C-4 Commercial Animal Services
- C-5 Tourist Commercial
- M-1 Marine Commercial
- W-1 Waterfront
Industrial zones
- M-2 Marine Industrial
- M-3 Marine Forest Industrial
- M-4 Seaplane Base
- I-1 Light Industrial
- I-2 Heavy Industrial
- A-1 Airport
Public zones
Comprehensive development zones
- CD-1 Comprehensive Development 1
- CD-2 Comprehensive Development 2
- CD-3 Comprehensive Development 3
- CD-4 Comprehensive Development 4
- CD-5 Comprehensive Development 5
- CD-6 Comprehensive Development 6
- CD-7 Comprehensive Development 7
- CD-8 Comprehensive Development 8
- CD-9 Comprehensive Development 9
- CD-10 Comprehensive Development 10
- CD-11 Comprehensive Development 11
Key facts
| How to find your zone | Zoning is shown on Schedules A (West), B (Central), C (East), D (Airport); the District posts the maps (October 2019) on its Frequently Requested Bylaws page, which also links an 'iMap Viewer' web map. Paper zoning map $59 a page. Confirm zone with the District.Zoning Bylaw No. 1010-2013, consolidated December 2025, s. 5.2; Frequently Requested Bylaws, Frequently Requested Bylaws page; User Rates and Fees Bylaw No. 1187-2026, Schedule E, Reports · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08Official wordingThe extent of each zone included in Table 5.1 is shown on Schedules A through D Schedule C: Zoning Map - East Port Hardy Zoning Bylaw Maps (October 2019) – Schedules A, B, C, D (no text) -> https://imaprdmw.imaptoo.ca/rdmw Zoning Map per page $59.00 |
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| Zoning bylaw | District of Port Hardy Zoning Bylaw No. 1010-2013, consolidated for convenience December 2025 (latest amending bylaw listed: 1185-2025).Zoning Bylaw No. 1010-2013, consolidated December 2025, Cover page and s. 1.1; Frequently Requested Bylaws, Frequently Requested Bylaws page · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08Official wordingConsolidated for Convenience December 2025 BYLAW 1185-2025 (PID 000-225-240) RR-1/GH-1 to RR-1 District of Port Hardy Zoning Bylaw No. 1010-2013 Zoning Bylaw (Consolidated December 2025) BL 1010-2013 |
| What the zone controls | Land is divided into zones in seven categories (residential, commercial, marine, industrial, parks and institutional, holding, comprehensive development). Each zone sets permitted principal and accessory uses, conditions of use, setbacks, floor area, height, parcel coverage and parcel size. For example R-1: maximum principal building height 7.6 m, parcel coverage 40%, minimum parcel 450 m².Zoning Bylaw No. 1010-2013, consolidated December 2025, ss. 5.1 and 6.1 · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08Official wordinglands within the District are hereby divided into twenty-seven zones which are grouped into seven distinct zone categories Maximum Height (Principal Building) 7.6 metres (24.93 feet) Minimum Parcel Area 450.0 square metres (4,843.76 square feet) The following conditions of use apply: |
| Contact | District of Port Hardy Municipal Hall: 250-949-6665, general@porthardy.ca (Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.); the Chief Building/Bylaw Official is listed in the staff directory.Contact Us, Contact page; Staff Directory · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08Official wordingTel: 250 949 6665 Email: general@porthardy.ca Hours: M-F 8:30am-4:30pm (Excluding Statutory Holidays) | Manager of Corporate Services | lbates@porthardy.ca | Chief Building/Bylaw Official | nsutton@porthardy.ca | Executive Assistant to the CAO |
| Bylaw | District of Port Hardy Zoning Bylaw No. 1010-2013.Zoning Bylaw No. 1010-2013, consolidated December 2025, s. 1.1 · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08Official wordingThis Bylaw shall be cited as “District of Port Hardy Zoning Bylaw No. 1010-2013”. |
How it works
Port Hardy's land is divided into zones under Zoning Bylaw No. 1010-2013 (consolidated December 2025). There are seven categories: residential, commercial, marine, industrial, parks and institutional, holding, and comprehensive development. Each zone sets permitted principal and accessory uses, conditions of use, setbacks, floor area, height, parcel coverage and parcel size. For example, the R-1 zone has a maximum principal building height of 7.6 m, parcel coverage of 40% and a minimum parcel size of 450 m².
Parking and loading rules are in Part 4. General rules for fences, accessory buildings, suites and home occupations are in Part 3.
Steps
- Open the Frequently Requested Bylaws page. The zoning maps are Schedule A (West), B (Central), C (East) and D (Airport), and the page links an iMap Viewer web map.
- Find your parcel and note its zone, then read that zone's section in the bylaw.
- Confirm the zone with the District: 250-949-6665 or general@porthardy.ca, Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The building permit application also asks for the zoning.
- A paper zoning map costs $59 a page.
Good to know
- The posted maps are dated October 2019, while the bylaw lists later rezonings, so the maps may not show recent changes.
- The staff directory lists no planning department. The Chief Building/Bylaw Official is listed.
Official forms and pages
The same question in other places
Port McNeill · Port Alice · Alert Bay · Tahsis · Sayward · Gold River
Sources
- Zoning Bylaw No. 1010-2013, consolidated December 2025 (PDF), District of Port Hardy (read 2026-11-08)
- Frequently Requested Bylaws, District of Port Hardy (read 2026-11-08)
- User Rates and Fees Bylaw No. 1187-2026 (PDF), District of Port Hardy (read 2026-11-08)
- Contact Us, District of Port Hardy (read 2026-11-08)
- Staff Directory, District of Port Hardy (read 2026-11-08)
Checked by script, not yet by a person: the official wording behind 5 of 5 facts was matched to the official text. How answers are checked.